In Your Town for Oct. 14, 2017

NAMI Marin has postponed a planned talk Oct. 16 featuring police and mental health issues due to the North Bay wildfires.

The meeting will be rescheduled; a date has not yet been set.

CORTE MADERA

Auto burglary suspect arrested

A Richmond man was arrested Thursday afternoon on suspicion of burglarizing vehicles at the Village at Corte Madera.

James Edward Jones, 24, was being held on $10,000 bail at Marin County Jail after a bystander reported a suspicious person peering into parked vehicles near Boca Pizzeria, according to Central Marin Police Authority.

When officers attempted to contact several people in the parking lot at about 1:40 p.m., two of them jumped into an Infiniti sedan with paper plates and fled. Jones was apprehended at the scene, police said.

The sedan struck a parked police motorcycle with officers nearby before racing away at high speed across a sidewalk on the south side of Macy’s and onto northbound Highway 101. A countywide search was activated but the car wasn’t found and the suspects remained at large.

Jones was booked on suspicion of possessing stolen property and burglary tools, resisting arrest, conspiracy and a probation violation from Marin County.

Authorities said the suspects have been linked to crimes in San Francisco. Anyone with information is encouraged to call Central Marin police at 415-927-5150.

SAN ANSELMO

Costumed foragers to occupy downtown

The town Recreation Department is organizing a trick-or-treat parade on Oct. 26.

The event, dubbed the its “Goblins’ Spooktacular,” is scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. on San Anselmo Avenue between Woodland Avenue and the fire station. The event is intended for children up to 7 years old.

The town is seeking volunteers for treat distribution operations. Interested parties can contact Dana Gibson, recreation coordinator, at 415-258-4669 or dgibson@townofsananselmo.org.

SAN RAFAEL

Gas leak shuts roads for several hours

A gas leak closed roads in North San Rafael for several hours Friday afternoon, the Fire Department reported.

The leak was reported at North San Pedro Road, in the Merrydale and Sequoia area.

PG&E crews were on scene Friday afternoon working on repairs. No evacuations were required.